Riverside Rhythm and Rhyme in Hackettstown to feature Warren County resident Lelica

Riverside Rhythm and Rhyme Singer/Songwriter Series at Skylands Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Rt 57 in Hackettstown, hosts Open Mic and Features Lelica w/ B.D.Lenz on Feb. 23.

This live performance series runs monthly from September through May and showcases both an open-mic and a featured local or regional indie (independent) singer/songwriter in a family-friendly environment. Each month the “listening-room” style venue hosts an Acoustic Open-Mic featuring local songwriters and spoken-word artists for an opening hour before a touring/recording artist takes the stage.

Admission to the series is a free-will donation at the door. Door opens for open-mic signups at 6:30 p.m., with those performances going from 7-8 p.m., after a short break, the featured performer starts around 8:15 p.m. and plays until 9:30 p.m. During the break refreshments are available in the fellowship hall for a small fee.

Renee & Clark Paddock of Mountain Ledge Music present local songwriters Lelica and B.D. Lenz for the February Riverside Rhythm and Rhyme.

Lelica is a singer/songwriter from Warren County. She began playing the piano at age 5 and by age 7 was writing her own songs. At 19 she was working in recording studios as a session singer and around this time was cast in the lead of an off-Broadway opera based on the life of Amelia Earhart and recorded all of the character parts for that CD titled ‘Reflections of the Watermoon'.

In 2007 she was signed by Marinetti Productions and Green Chapel Records and produced her first CD entitled “Not a Moment Too Late.” The track ‘Come Away’ was even featured on ABC Family’s “Make it or Break It" and "The Lying Game.” Lelica left Green Chapel records in 2011 to self-release her latest effort “Without a Warning.” (Produced by BD Lenz) She is currently playing venues in the NYC & Tri-State area as well as some across the country.

Lenz has released 7 CDs of his original contemporary jazz which features such greats as Randy Brecker, Will Lee, Mark Egan, and Joel Rosenblatt among others. B.D.'s music has also been licensed to hundreds of television shows internationally on such networks as MTV, VH1, USA, A&E, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Travel Channel, Food Network, Spike TV, etc., while his high-energy ensembles can be seen performing throughout the U.S. and Europe.